The
Indian Navy commissioned INS Kolkata on 16th August 2014. This is the
first ship of this class, with two more ships in the pipeline. All the
three ships are equipped with vertical launched BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise
Missile System as the prime strike weapon.

Kolkata class destroyers are fitted with IAI's EL/M-2248 MF-STAR radar
, VLS to launch 16x Brahmos anti-ship supersonic cruise missile and
Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles, 4x AK-630 close in weapon systems.
The Universal Vertical Launcher (UVLM) being used in these has a unique
design, developed and patented by BrahMos Aerospace. The UVLM has the
benefits of stealth and permits launching of the missile vertically
in any direction.

BrahMos chief Shri Sudhir Mishra congratulated the BrahMos Team and
Indian Navy on the successful mission.